Psycho Analysis and It Emphasizes Assignment 2022

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Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

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Introduction
The person centered therapy was developed by American psychologist Carl Rogers.
This is a typical kind of therapy that is utilized in psycho analysis and it emphasizes on the
client's ability to self motivate himself or herself. Rogers was of the belief that an individual
in therapy should be given an environment that is wholly supportive of him and her. Rogers
used that our client rather than patient in order to counter the usual, hierarchical relationship
that is expected in between a client and the therapist (Rogers, 2001). This kind of therapy is
closely associated with human potential movement. In this movement which is dated back to
the 1900s, it was evident that human nature had an altered perspective. Psychological theories
previously have focused on how selfish and craft humans tend to be when it comes to saving
a place on this planet however this movement focus on humans being inherently good and
hoping for a positive and better changes in their lives. This is what the person centered
therapy is based on. The term self actualization is very important here because it focuses on
distance of a human then deficiencies he or she retains. This therapy wants to empathize with
the person in order to help the person achieve what he or she wants while acting as an agent
with the correct directions (Grant, 1990). In this assignment I will be reflecting on the
counseling session that I had with a certain woman who is distressed because of marital
problems arising due to an illicit affair in between her husband and another woman which has
caused her to become depressed and disillusioned about what she actually wants out of her
life and her relationship.
Beginning the session
As this was one of my first counseling sessions, I felt a little intimidated by the fact that a
person's mental well being will be depending on how I treat him or her. It is difficult facing
people for so sad and depressed and I am grateful that I am being given a chance to help. This
is why person centered therapy is an excellent method of therapy because here the counselor

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acts as an empath and the support system for the client. When faced with Mrs xyz, I realized
that it is impossible to tell if a person is depressed from the outer appearance. She was very
graceful and she greeted me very kindly. Before the session began, we even engaged in small
talk about her journey to my place and the weather. I tried to make small talk because I
wanted to make her feel comfortable and I even offered her water and tea. I am of the belief
that the counselor should not appear as someone very stoic and analytical in the first go.
Since I need conversation with her she relaxed in front of me and when I asked she was ready
to begin the session she nodded positively.
After the session I realized that she is an independent woman who is emotionally dependent
on a man. The beginning of a relationship was quite ordinary and it was built on a foundation
of awareness in which both the parties had met each other in real life. It is evident that both of
them were quite capable of taking decisions for them when it came to deciding if they want to
date or if they want to get married. I do not think that the difference in age was a problem for
either of them.
Understanding the Situation
I realized that the client is resentful about taking the decision of staying back in the
city for the man who is also her husband. It is evident that he had captured her heart and she
had quite carefully taken the decision of staying back and building a life together. Here we
see that she is somebody who is willing to sacrifice and compromise for the relationship to an
extent was changes the plan she had made for herself ever since she joined college.
She stresses on the fact that she is unsure about what happens next in her life. She
decided to get married to the man who had a history of cheating. Not only was that, despite
cheating on her with various other women the man also willing to marry her. His part of the
story is being recited by the client and I can tell that she is not very sure if his decision to